6/1/2023 0 Comments Carlotta adams poirot![]() ![]() ![]() The next morning Lord Edgware was found dead, stabbed in the back of the neck. The lips were drawn back from the teeth in a snarl, the eyes were alive with fury and an almost insane rage. Much to Poirot’s surprise, Lord Edgware readily agrees to a divorce, but as Poirot and Hastings leave the house, Hastings is surprised to see an astonishing change in Lord Edgware’s face: Poirot agrees to go and see Lord Edgware. Jane implores Poirot to help her to ‘get rid of her husband’ – to convince him to agree to a divorce. At the next table is Jane Wilkinson, Lady Edgware, also a celebrated actress, who Carlotta had impersonated during her show. ![]() Poirot is having supper at the Savoy with Hastings after they had been to the theatre to see the celebrated American impressionist, Carlotta Adams. Lord Edgware Dies is set far from Ninevah, in London’s West End. Agatha Christie had written it in the autumn of 1931 at her house in Ninevah, whilst with her husband, Max Malloran on his expedition in the Middle East sponsored by the British Museum. This was first published in the UK in 1933 and later the same year in the USA as Thirteen for Dinner. It’s the eighth book featuring Hercule Poirot, narrated by Captain Hastings. ![]()
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